diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index f9aec0284..384995087 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -626,8 +626,9 @@ func DefaultConfig() Config {
 			RejectCacheSize:  channeldb.DefaultRejectCacheSize,
 			ChannelCacheSize: channeldb.DefaultChannelCacheSize,
 		},
-		Prometheus: lncfg.DefaultPrometheus(),
-		Watchtower: lncfg.DefaultWatchtowerCfg(defaultTowerDir),
+		Prometheus:      lncfg.DefaultPrometheus(),
+		Watchtower:      lncfg.DefaultWatchtowerCfg(defaultTowerDir),
+		ProtocolOptions: lncfg.DefaultProtocol(),
 		HealthChecks: &lncfg.HealthCheckConfig{
 			ChainCheck: &lncfg.CheckConfig{
 				Interval: defaultChainInterval,
diff --git a/lncfg/protocol.go b/lncfg/protocol.go
index e98b4dcf8..59027a09b 100644
--- a/lncfg/protocol.go
+++ b/lncfg/protocol.go
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ type ProtocolOptions struct {
 	NoRouteBlindingOption bool `long:"no-route-blinding" description:"do not forward payments that are a part of a blinded route"`
 }
 
+// DefaultProtocol returns a protocol config with route blinding turned off,
+// temporarily in place until full handling of blinded route errors is merged.
+func DefaultProtocol() *ProtocolOptions {
+	return &ProtocolOptions{
+		NoRouteBlindingOption: true,
+	}
+}
+
 // Wumbo returns true if lnd should permit the creation and acceptance of wumbo
 // channels.
 func (l *ProtocolOptions) Wumbo() bool {
diff --git a/lncfg/protocol_integration.go b/lncfg/protocol_integration.go
index 841f8e9eb..f44aa1246 100644
--- a/lncfg/protocol_integration.go
+++ b/lncfg/protocol_integration.go
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ type ProtocolOptions struct {
 	NoRouteBlindingOption bool `long:"no-route-blinding" description:"do not forward payments that are a part of a blinded route"`
 }
 
+// DefaultProtocol returns a protocol config with route blinding turned on,
+// so that itests can run against route blinding features even while we've
+// got it turned off for the daemon (pending completion of error handling).
+func DefaultProtocol() *ProtocolOptions {
+	return &ProtocolOptions{}
+}
+
 // Wumbo returns true if lnd should permit the creation and acceptance of wumbo
 // channels.
 func (l *ProtocolOptions) Wumbo() bool {